Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 23, 2015

LOT 25

Lot 25

LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A.

LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A.
Lot 25 Details
LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A.

FIN D’ÉTÉ

oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘63; also signed, titled, dated ‘63 and inscribed “Paris” on the reverse
32 ins x 25.5 ins; 81.3 cms x 64.8 cms

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $10,030
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Provenance:

Private Collection, Montreal

Literature:

André Breton in Guy Robert, Bellefleur: The Fervour of the Quest, Iconia, Montreal, 1988, page 101.

Note:

“A painting always comes out of the imagination, and it is always someone else’s imagination that the painter speaks to.”

Painted during his last season in Paris, before his return to Montreal in the fall, Fin d’été depicts Bellefleur’s attempt to capture the ephemeral. Letting his inner world invade the canvas in an impromptu meeting of colours and lines, the painter masterfully gives form to fragments of his imagination.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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